Sorry for cross-posting CALL FOR PAPERS HICSS-42 2009 DIGITAL DIVIDE/S AND INCLUSION/S Mini-track January 5-9, 2009 Mini-Track Chairs: Karine Barzilai-Nahon - University of Washington - karineb@u.washington.edu - [Primary Contact] Narcyz Roztocki - State University of New York at New Paltz - roztockn@newpaltz.edu The mini-track calls for papers that study the digital divide in different levels, methods and perspectives. Possible investigations of the digital divide may focus on international, national, local, sector, communal, and individual level. Both empirical and theoretical papers are invited. Potential contributions related to the digital divide may include, but are not limited to the following: * Conceptualization and theory of digital divide, digital spectrum and eInclusion * Indigenous communities and technology * Cultural, Socio-demographic and context factors - gender, age, education, income, ethnic diversity, race diversity, language diversity, religiosity * Social and governmental support - for example the use of supportive initiatives, policy and applications to bridge the gap, or how society and community impact eInclusion * Access and technology - infrastructure factors * Affordability * Use - skills, frequency and time, locus, autonomy of use, what do users do online and for what purpose * Accessibility focusing mainly in populations with special needs * Measurements index - e-readiness, KAM, DiDix and more * Comparative analysis of policy * Comparative cross-country or cross-region research * Country or region specific case studies * * The mini-track page - http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/events/dd.html * Papers from previous years - http://projects.ischool.washington.edu/karineb/html/events/dd-past.html Important Deadlines: * Abstracts - Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of appropriate content at anytime. * June 15, 2008 o Authors submit full papers to the Peer Review System, following Author Instructions found on the HICSS web site. All papers will be submitted in double column publication format and limited to 10 pages including diagrams and references. Papers undergo a double-blind review. * August 15, 2008 o Acceptance/Rejection notices are sent to Authors via the Peer Review System. * September 15, 2008 o Authors submit Final Version of papers following submission instructions on the Peer Review System web site. At least one author of each paper must register by this date with specific plans to attend the conference to present the paper. * January 5-9, 2009 - HICSS-42 (Hawaii) HICSS conferences are devoted to advances in the information, computer, and system sciences, and encompass developments in both theory and practice. Invited papers may be theoretical, conceptual, tutorial or descriptive in nature. Submissions undergo a double-blind peer referee process and those selected for presentation will be published in the Conference Proceedings. Submissions must not have been previously published. This mini-track is part of the Digital Media track. For the latest information visit the HICSS web site at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/ Scientia non habet inimicum nisi ignorantem ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Karine Barzilai-Nahon - http://www.ischool.washington.edu/karineb Director, The Center for Information & Society - http://www.cis.washington.edu The Information School University of Washington Mary Gates Hall, Room 370B, Box 352840 Seattle, WA 98195-2840 Office tel. - (206) 685-6668 Skype- karine-barzilai-nahon